Microcinema in the heart of Bevo | 5228 Gravois Ave. | st. louis, mo 63116
Welcome to Wakaliwood, Uganda: home of “DA BEST OF DA BEST MOVIES!” and the vanguards of DIY commando cinema. Under the guidance of writer/producer/director Nabwana Isaac Godfrey Geoffrey (IGG) and with producer/star Alan Ssali Hofmanis, this crack crew of self-taught…
KNIFETIME is a new series hosted by Allyson Spina where we revel in the cheesy glory of a bad Lifetime Original Movie! Featuring a special movie-specific drink special every month. Inspired by true events. Since she started working as a dressmaker…
"You will instantly know if this movie is for you based upon your reaction to the title—The VelociPastor. Did you laugh happily at the absurdity of that name? Or did your eyes roll to the back of your head so…
Calling all Vidiots! HEAD CLEANER THEATRE is a brand new, VHS-focused mixtape series curated and edited by Mark Willey taking you to the outer limits and lower depths of video “entertainment.” HEAD CLEANER THEATRE is sure to gooify your gray…
The Internet wants you to choose between Barbie and Oppenheimer on July 21st. Gatekeep! Counter Program, however, is giving you Double-Ds (Doris & Doris, that is) with two features by the venerable queen of exploitation, Doris Wishman. In Indecent Desires, a discarded doll gives a demented deviant the…
"The Soviets sent a man in space before the Americans, and made a Wes Anderson film before Wes Anderson." -Alexandru, Letterboxd A satirical comedy about the excessive restrictions that children face during their vacation in a Young Pioneer camp, Welcome,…
Drinkolas Cage! A monthly Nic Cage movie and drinking game event only at Arkadin Cinema & Bar. The last Wednesday of each month we show a mystery Nic Cage movie with an accompanying drinking game hand-written by us! Tickets are…
We will be playing a mystery VHS tape, and it’s up to you what we’ll see! Bring in a VHS tape, and you’ll get in FREE! It can be absolutely anything — a forgotten bargain-bin B-movie, a Hollywood classic, an…
"In just 90 minutes, Brian De Palma folds a ridiculous amount of narrative into Phantom of the Paradise, and yet it never feels rushed or overstuffed. Every moment is more inventive than the last, and there are elements of the director’s…
THIS SCREENING WILL NOW BE HELD INSIDE DUE TO HEAT "In just 90 minutes, Brian De Palma folds a ridiculous amount of narrative into Phantom of the Paradise, and yet it never feels rushed or overstuffed. Every moment is more inventive…
We'll be enjoying a witty, stylish, and remarkably risqué romantic comedy from Hollywood's "pre-code" era, when mores were looser, and films were often surprisingly salacious. Filled with ribald banter and sparkling sensuality, this offering features what may well be cinema's…
“Times Square (was) like what Riot Grrl was: Girls taking over the punk rock scenes.” - Kathleen Hanna, Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, founder of Riot Grrl In the first film of director Allan Moyle’s loosely-connected music trilogy (also including Pump…
“It is an enduring classic that has been imitated and alluded to numerous times its debut, but nothing has equaled or surpassed it.” -James Berardinelli, ReelViews Combining all of Hitchcock’s favorite motifs—voyeurism, obsession, forced perspective, and bombshell blondes—into a single film, Rear…
"Xanadu is the greatest movie musical ever made!...It offers nothing but pure wall-to-wall fun and nonsense to keep a smile on one’s face from the opening credits (which cleverly spoof the logo of Universal Pictures) through the end of the…
"What distinguishes the movie is its offbeat, semi-satirical sense of humour, seamlessly woven into its wacky thriller plot. But there are endless things to enjoy, from Robby Müller's crisp camerawork to a superb set of performances, from witty movie parodies…
Paul Reubens, the man behind Pee-wee Herman's too-small grey suit, was taken from us July 30, 2023. So let's celebrate the life, work, and countless laughs of this comedy genius with a curated selection of clips from Pee-wee's Playhouse, talk…
"What distinguishes the movie is its offbeat, semi-satirical sense of humour, seamlessly woven into its wacky thriller plot. But there are endless things to enjoy, from Robby Müller's crisp camerawork to a superb set of performances, from witty movie parodies…
"Xanadu is the greatest movie musical ever made!...It offers nothing but pure wall-to-wall fun and nonsense to keep a smile on one’s face from the opening credits (which cleverly spoof the logo of Universal Pictures) through the end of the…
Paul Reubens, the man behind Pee-wee Herman's too-small grey suit, was taken from us July 30, 2023. So let's celebrate the life, work, and countless laughs of this comedy genius with a curated selection of clips from Pee-wee's Playhouse, talk…
"Even though Bresson has painted a dark picture of wasted youth and beauty, one comes out of the film with a sense of exultation. When a civilization can produce a work of art as perfectly achieved as this, it is…
